Pietro Maletti

Pietro Maletti
Born(1880-05-24)24 May 1880
Castiglione delle Stiviere, Kingdom of Italy
Died9 December 1940(1940-12-09) (aged 60)
Nibeiwa, Egypt
Allegiance Kingdom of Italy
Service / branch Royal Italian Army
Years of service1898–1940
RankMajor General
Commands2nd Colonial Brigade
28th "Aosta" Infantry Division
Maletti Group
Battles / warsWorld War I
Pacification of Libya
Second Italo-Abyssinian War
World War II

Pietro Maletti (24 May 1880 – 9 December 1940) was an Italian General and war criminal who participated in World War I, the Italian colonization of Libya, the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, and World War II. He was killed in action during the early stages of the North Africa Campaign.